Bygones: 40 years ago, 20,000 trappers were expected to come to Duluth

News Tribune, March 27, 1924

Three people were killed when Duluth & Iron Range passenger train No. 3 crashed into an automobile at 45th Avenue East in Duluth. W.S. Kempton, 51, his son, John Kempton, 17, and Edgar Gyllenborg, 14, died in the crash.

News Tribune, March 27, 1954

The death toll in a flash fire that leveled the 73-year-old Northwood Inn in Crookston rose to seven, including Alfred F. Dowl, 43, of Duluth, and Paul Gregory, 73, formerly of Duluth.

News Tribune & Herald, March 27, 1984

Duluth will host the 1985 National Trappers Association Convention, expected to draw about 20,000 people, making it the largest event scheduled in the city's history. Many attendees are expected to stay in a tent city along the bayfront, renting space from the Burlington Northern Railroad.

News Tribune, March 27, 2004

Michelle Kwan, Dorothy Hamill, Nancy Kerrigan and eight other internationally famous figure skaters will perform at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on May 7 as part of the Champions on Ice Tour.